Our apricot trees started flowering recently. We inherited a wonderful apricot from my grandparents and were able to graft it to make two more trees (we had three, but one of them died.) We got another apricot from Tooley’s Trees … Continued
We noticed water in the river this past weekend. There was some water in the river a couple of times in the last month or two but it wasn’t river flow, per se, but just some local snowmelt. Now the … Continued
Today we find the shoots of the garlic we planted about two months ago. It has been exceptionally dry this year, but some rain and snow we received in the last week must’ve really helped us out.
This is blue corn we harvested at the end of the growing season in 2013. It came from 7 rows that were approximately 80 feet long. After desgrando el maiz, or shelling the corn, we poured it in front of … Continued
This is a good a time as any to talk about the care of chickens and egg production. The winter months typically come with a decrease in egg production. Since eggs are so important to having food security, we find … Continued
We have been making biochar all winter in small batches by using tin cans we got from some “pirouette” cookies and a paint can that we found in an old garage that was exceptionally clean. We poked a small hole … Continued
Better late than never! We would have liked to get the garlic in the ground last October or November. We were on track for planting in late November but then a snow storm came and first made the field frozen … Continued
Today we received some much needed snow. Unfortunately our garlic is not in the ground yet, but this is still much needed moisture. I don’t remember this much snow this early, so hopefully this means a good winter with much … Continued
Yesterday afternoon rolls up two small school buses filled with 22 students and three staff of the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning out of Denver, Colorado. This is the second time RMSEL visits Sol Feliz and camps out. AIRE … Continued
This is our second year of going through our garlic harvest and separating it into different size classes. This is useful to know how our garlic is doing and allows us to better answer questions around the effects of soils, … Continued